HELE vs MLKMF vs WNW Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Waldencast and Meiwu Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.71 +5.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$671.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MLKMF Waldencast plc
$0.85 -8.6% 1M -51.4% 1Y
Market cap
$96.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cosmetics Consumer Staples

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Helen Of Troy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Helen Of Troy 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHELEMLKMFWNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $671.71M $96.96M $45.98M HELE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x — -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.0% -51.4% -98.8% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.3%/yr -38.6%/yr -90.3%/yr HELE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 100.9% 238.7% HELE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

HELEMLKMFWNW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHELEMLKMFWNW
Valuation 78 #10 of 41 – 61 #21 of 52
Growth 43 #24 of 41 – –
Profitability 46 #21 of 38 – –
Financial Health 27 #31 of 42 66 #20 of 56 100 #1 of 56
Shareholder Returns 15 #23 of 27 – –
Overall 42 – –
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • MLKMF ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • WNW ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHELEMLKMFWNWSPY
1 month +5.5%-8.6%-12.7% +0.7%
3 months +6.6%-50.3%-16.2% +3.7%
6 months +28.3%-4.5%-51.5% +7.1%
Year to date +39.8%-54.8%-98.5% +12.8%
1 year +48.0%-51.4%-98.8% +11.9%
3 years -69.4%-89.5%-100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -32.6%-52.8%-93.1% +22.8%
5 years -86.8%-91.3%-100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -33.3%-38.6%-90.3% +10.9%
10 years -62.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEMLKMFWNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%100.9%238.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%88.9%283.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.321.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.51-0.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-93.5%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-72.4%-99.0% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$3.08$215.00 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$0.75$2.05 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHELEMLKMFWNW
P/E now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 15.8x —median 18.7x -2.5xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x —median 1.5x 6.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 9.6x —median 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 12.1x —median 18.9x 5.1xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.63 —median 1.01 —median 1.01

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHELEMLKMFWNW
Revenue $1.83B – –
Gross profit $864.98M – –
Operating income $23.94M – –
Net income -$99.23M – –
Free cash flow $147.21M – –
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 – –
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $7.82M $17.88M
Total debt $3.17B $631.43M –
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 114.07M 22.10M
Enterprise value $581.42M $34.99M -$51.74M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHELEMLKMFWNW
P/E -7.0x – -2.5x
P/FCF 4.7x – 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x – –
P/S 0.4x – 6.5x
P/B 0.8x 0.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x – –
EV/EBIT 56.1x – –
EV/Revenue 0.7x – –
EV/FCF 9.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEMLKMFWNW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEMLKMFWNW
Gross margin 47.4% – –
EBITDA margin 4.3% – –
Operating margin 1.3% – –
Pretax margin -1.5% – –
Net margin -5.4% – –
FCF margin 8.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% – –
Return on equity -11.7% – –
Return on assets -4.8% – –
Return on invested capital 1.6% – –
Return on capital employed 1.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEMLKMFWNW
Debt / assets 32.1% 23.1% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 39.5% –
Equity / assets 40.7% 60.5% 100.0%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 4.8x 15.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.1x 14.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 13.6x
Altman Z-score 1.74 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEMLKMFWNW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHELEMLKMFWNW
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $-0.51FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $272.64MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +10.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEMLKMFWNW
Held by institutions 96.3% – –
Institutions holding 199 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% – –
Institutions buying 121 – –
Institutions selling 46 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.63 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HELEMLKMFWNW
HELE 1.00 0.03 -0.05
MLKMF 0.03 1.00 -0.04
WNW -0.05 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, MLKMF and WNW?

Helen Of Troy (HELE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $671.71M, Waldencast (MLKMF) $96.96M, Meiwu Technology (WNW) $45.98M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +48.0%, Waldencast (MLKMF) -51.4%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -98.8%. Over five years, Helen Of Troy (HELE) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.3%/yr, Waldencast (MLKMF) -38.6%/yr, Meiwu Technology (WNW) -90.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Helen Of Troy (HELE) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Waldencast (MLKMF) 100.9%, Meiwu Technology (WNW) 238.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, MLKMF and WNW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Helen Of Troy (HELE) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.